Meet Jibo, the incredible (and cute) personal robot assistant

17

Jul

2014

Jibo is a very cute, and apparently very intelligent, family friendly robot that will ship to your door at some point in late 2015 to become your home-based personal assistant, assuming you’re ready to pre-order one from Indiegogo right now. The project, led by MIT Robotics pioneer Cynthia Breazeal, is quite interesting, offering users a device that’s able to understand their requests and help out with daily activities and chores. The robot looks, in a way, like the tiny lamp that Pixar made famous, and reminds us of Eve, Wall-E’s soul mate, although it’s not quite that advanced… yet. Jibo is basically a social robot, ready to perform various activities depending on what the person interacting with it needs. It can also schedule